Chapter Two
Ladybug racked her brain trying to figure out what to do and was coming up with nothing. She couldn't just bring some random girl into her house without a little more proof that she was in fact the person she said she was. If Emma truly is her daughter how will she get her back to her time? How will she even get her into the house? Future Marinette was probably freaking out by this point. As her thoughts started to spiral she started to lose focus as she ran across the city and as a result she lost her footing on steep rooftop dropping Emma. Emma screams reaching for Ladybug as she falls. Ladybug jumps after her grabs her by the waist and throws out her yo-yo to catch them before they hit the nearing ground. Ladybug gently brings them down into the alleyway.
"Oh my god Emma are you okay I am so sorry." ladybug says as she holds Emma's face in both hands. Her breath starts to get panicked. She would never have forgiven herself if something had happened to Emma because of her. she starts to clutch her chest and starts to feel like she is dying and unable to breathe.
"Ladybug it's alright I'm okay, let me help you sit down, Relax your breathing, and focus on me." Emma helps her down to sit against the wall and then sits in front of her. "You are having a panic attack but it will pass I promise." After a while has passed Ladybug is no longer hyperventilating and Emma is just holding Ladybug and rubbing small circles on her back.
Ladybug's mind comes back into full focus and she realizes that a nine year old just got her out of a panic attack and looks at her with grateful expression.
"Who taught you how to do that? You are very smart for a girl your age." Ladybug says with admiration.
"Well my mom has panic attacks sometimes and I've seen how daddy calms her down so I just did what he does. Are you okay ladybug?"
"Yes I'm alright thank you Emma. Are you really close to your parents?" Ladybug asked curious.
"Definitely we do everything together. Would you like to see some pictures? Daddy is constantly taking pictures of us so I have lots." Ladybug nods. Emma pulled out her phone and brought up a picture. "This is all of us together last Christmas. It is my favorite because it is the first Christmas I had a sibling to share it with." She said with a fond smile.
Ladybug looks into the picture and it almost starts the panic attack all over again because the picture Emma was showing her was of a family of four the Marinette in the picture was holding a little boy in her arms who only looked to be about a year old with blond curly hair and blue eyes and holding a little cat stuffed animal. Emma was also being held on the side of the hip of none other than Adrien who was smiling wide and looked truly happy and with age looked even more handsome than he does now.
"Are you kidding me Adrien Agreste is your father! I have two kids with Adrien freaking Agreste! I must be dreaming there is just no way!" That's when she realized she let the truth out and there was no way she could talk her way out of this one because Emma's eyes were as big as saucers.
"Mom? You're ladybug? Why didn't you tell me! How could you keep something so big from me I thought we told each other everything? Do you not trust me?" She looked genuinely hurt and about to cry.
"Emma... I-I don't know of future Marinette's decisions but it was more than likely to protect you. I can see just by the pictures you've shown me that I adore you. I have never seen myself look so happy before. I know this doesn't mean much coming from me but I'm sorry if I hurt you by keeping my identity a secret." Marinette took off the ladybug mask to care for Emma she needed her mom not ladybug right now. After about ten minutes of petting Emma's hair smooth Marinette heard a soft snoring noise and realized she had fallen asleep in her arms.
It took a little longer than usual to get home due to the extra weight she was carrying and was a bit difficult to get back into her room without waking the sleeping girl but eventually she got her way though and laid Emma down on her bed. Ladybug detransformed and gave Tikki a cookie out of the tin on her desk to give to her.
"Tikki what am I going to do? How will we get her back home?"
"Ladybug usually turns everything back to normal after she defeats the akuma so we'll just have to wait for the Future you to defeat Timebreaker it shouldn't take that long. I can tell though she is definitely your daughter she has the same kind of energy about her that I feel about you only slightly different."
"Wait, same energy. You mean she is going to be a miraculous holder?" Marinette asked shocked.
"Yes but I don't think she will be ladybug and right now she is much too young. I'm sorry Marinette." Tikki apologize knowing how dangerous it was to be a miraculous holder.
Marinette couldn't help but look over and take a second to stare at her peacefully sleeping daughter in fascination. A feeling Marinette did not know swelled in her chest and felt the need to hold Emma and protect her. She didn't like the Idea of Emma being a miraculous holder after everything she has gone though she couldn't imagine her own daughter having to do the same thing. Marinette laid down and brought the sleeping Emma into her arms kissed her forehead and drifted off to sleep.
The next Morning was a Saturday so Marinette was able to sleep in a little longer than usual. She woke up to something tickling her nose. When she woke up she realized it was Emma's hair. She looked over to the clock to see that it was 10am and it was time to get up for the day.
"Emma wake up we have to go shopping and get you some things." Emma groaned because the bed was so warm that she didn't want to get out of it. "Mom I hate shopping can't you just go?" she said muffled by the pillow in her face.
"Emma I'm not leaving you here alone my parents will find you. I don't even know what kind of clothes you like let alone what size."
"Oh right. I forgot for a moment." Emma said looking a bit sad at the realization and got out from under the covers.
"It's alright I'm going to go down stairs and distract my parents I need you to sneak out of the back give me three minutes and then try to make your way out okay?" Marinette looks over to Emma and she nods. Emma finds a brush on Marinette's desk and uses it to get the knots out of her hair and notices all the pictures of her father on the wall and frown in longing really missing him. Emma looks over to the clock and it's been two minutes so she puts the brush down and quietly makes her way out the back while her grandma and grandpa talk to her mom on the other side of the bakery with their backs turned towards her. Emma only waits a couple minutes before Marinette comes to meet her.
"Are you ready to go?" She says grabbing Emma's hand.
"Yep let's go. I wish I got to talk to grandma and grandpa." A tear goes down her cheek and she sniffles and wipes her nose with her sleeve.
"Oh sweetie what wrong?" Marinette gets down to look at Emma and wipes a tear off her cheek.
"I just miss Grandma and Grandpa I haven't seen them in a long time I want to talk to them and I want Daddy." Emma cries into Marinette's shirt.
"What happened to grandma and grandpa?" Marinette was scared of the answer because there was no way she wouldn't frequently visit her parents especially if she had kids. Her parents would constantly want to see the kids.
"Grandma and grandpa passed away in a car accident because of an akuma attack a few years ago. It made everyone really sad and I miss them."
Marinette's breath caught in her throat. She couldn't imagine her parents not being around. She had to stay focused though her parents were still here she couldn't mourn them now. It was nice to know though that her parents would be there to see her get married and have kids. This will have to wait for later right now she had to focus on Emma.
"I promise Emma you will get to talk to grandma and grandpa." Marinette took out her pinky and Emma hooked her pinky around it.
"Thank you mom."
"Your welcome sweetheart."
Marinette and Emma walked hand in hand around the block to a clothing shop that had stylish children's clothing. Inside the store was an array of different colors and styles. Marinette was immediately drawn to the pink section. After looking for about five minutes she found a pink sleeveless shirt with a collar that was a lighter pink.
"Emma how do you like this? It looks to be about your size." Marinette bought up the shirt for Emma to see.
"I love it! How about these?" Emma showed Marinette a pair of frayed jean shorts.
"No way the only way you can wear those is if you put on leggings under them."
"Yeah I know that's how you always make me wear them I already have the leggings see." She lifted up a pair of black leggings for her to see.
"Okay then you can get them if they fit. Let's go to the fitting room to try them on." Marinette hands Emma the shirt and ushers her into the fitting room. Emma eyes a pair of brown boots with laces on their way to the dressing room and adds them to her pile.
"Let me see the outfit once you put it on Emma." Marinette said though the door.
"Okay mom."
Emma opened the dressing room door and it was like Marinette was looking at herself just a smaller version with different colored eyes. All the clothes they had picked out together seemed to fit her perfectly.
"It looks great on you Emma. We are definitely getting that outfit for you. We can pick out one more outfit." Marinette smiled she loved this in a weird way it was like a mother daughter moment technically it was but Marinette had a hard time of thinking of herself as a mother.
Emma squealed excited that she got her mom's approval. She got dressed and came back out to look for another outfit. Marinette finds a simple pair of fitted jeans and Emma finds a simple green striped shirt and goes back to fitting room and puts it on and comes out to show her mom.
"It's missing something hold on." Marinette leaves for a minute and comes back with a brown belt, a gray infinity scarf, yellow beanie, and a brown over the shoulder bag. "You need a couple accessories to complete the look."
Emma puts on the variety of different accessories and looks into the mirror.
"Wow mom no wonder your the biggest fashion designer in Paris." Emma says admiring herself in the mirror.
"I'm the biggest fashion designer in Paris?" Marinette says baffled.
"I see you on the cover of magazines all the time that must mean you are the best." She smiles.
"Alright Emma lets go buy these clothes and go home." Marinette giggles.
Marinette and Emma bring all the clothes to the counter and the cashier rings up all the various clothes and accessories.
"That will be $246.67." The cashier says.
Marinette takes out a lot of the money she had been saving from her allowance and from selling various clothing pieces and hands the money the woman. The cashier hands Marinette the receipt and the bag of Emma's new clothes. Marinette thanks the cashier and leaves with Emma out of the store and then promptly runs into someone.
"Daddy!"